Voting Record — Royston Smith MP, Southampton, Itchen (25345)

Royston Smith

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 30 May 2024 Con 6 votes out of 862, 0.7% 862 votes out of 1069, 80.6% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 9 votes out of 425, 2.1% 425 votes out of 463, 91.8% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 413, 0.0% 413 votes out of 467, 88.4% 0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectRoyston SmithCon VoteRôle
30 May 2024Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
30 May 2024Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
26 Mar 2024Became Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Commons18 Oct 2022Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Apr 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Legislative Proposals Relating to Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Apr 2021Financial Services Bill — Before Clause 1 — Interest Rates for Mortgage Prisoners minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Mar 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Jan 2021National Security and Investment Bill — New Clause 4 — Framework for Understanding National Security minorityno Rebel
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectRoyston SmithCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons9 Apr 2019Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019 minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Mar 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
3 Jul 2018Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
10 Oct 2017Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectRoyston SmithCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
19 Dec 2016Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
57% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
74% Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
100% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
93% Asylum System - More strict
90% Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
82% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
44% Easier access to abortion
56% Employment rights
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
36% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
0% Environmental water quality
70% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
17% European Union Integration - For
100% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
36% Fire Safety
0% Fixed Term Parliaments
3% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
76% Free Market Within United Kingdom
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10% Further devolution to Scotland
12% Further devolution to Wales
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
100% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
18% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
100% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50% Homosexuality - Equal rights
88% HS2 - In Favour
14% Human Rights and Equality
24% Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0% Incentivise membership of press regulator
100% Increase Air Passenger Duty
69% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100% Increase the state pension age
60% Increase VAT
0% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
0% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mass Retention of Communications Data
48% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
71% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
25% More funds for social care
26% More powers for local councils
12% More restrictive planning laws
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
14% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
18% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
45% Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100% Reduce capital gains tax
75% Reduce central funding for local government
0% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
83% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
82% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
50% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
100% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Regulate letting agent fees
100% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
100% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
100% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retain funds from council house sales locally
100% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
10% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
0% Right to strike
16% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
17% State control of bus services
12% Stop climate change
28% Support current and former armed service members
100% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
57% Termination of pregnancy - against
91% Tougher on illegal immigration
92% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% University Tuition Fees - For
100% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
33% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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